Audible signaling device



J. B. REYNOLDS AUDIBLE SIGNALING DEVICE Sept. 29, I925, 1 I 1,555,611

Filed April 6, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ffaj.

ATTOR/YEV Sept. 29, 1925.

J. B. REYNOLDS 4 AUDIBLB SIGNALING DEVICE Filed April, 6, 1925 2 Sheetfi-Sheet 2 //YV/YTO/? rf .5. F gync /d/i.

ATTORNEY Patented S ept. 29,

-U1NITED=STATES JAMEsnnEYno ns, OF mmtKLAHOmI l 1 appi'ieatioiifiied e in e, 1925. s'er'iaifnafziim,

ment in audible} signaling"apparatus for "Be itknown that I, JAMES B. RnYNoLDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Enid, inthe county of Garfield and State of Oklahoman-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Audible Signaling Devices,-of'which the followingis fa specification,reference being had to theaccompanying "drawings, forming a part thereof. I 3 Q j This invention 're'lates generally to'audi bl'e signaling a1P p:8.IZttllS fl,I1d, mOI'6 particularly, to a certain new and useful improverailways and the like. Y

' My present invention has for chief object the provisionof an audible signalin apparatus of the" type i stated "that may be "readily and conveniently installed in connection with a locomotive and its track-way,

"which ijsautomati'c and positive in actuation, and which is exceedmglyeifective in coni tinuously soundingjor giving an alarming warning for definite, predetermined periods, such, for instance, throughout the period the locomotive iscrossing a road or the t like; 1 a h And with'the above and other objects in "View my present invention resides in the 30- niov'el features of form, construction, arrangement, and combination of parts hereln- "after-described andipointed out 1 in the claims), w v "Inf-the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is anelevational View of a locomotive and trackway equipped "nrithan audible signaling apparatus of my invention; FigureQ 'is adiagrammatic view ,of the signaling-memberJproper and its electric circuit and actuating M member Figure'3is an enlarged detail View, with their housing creasing in section, of the opupon and rigidlyfixed to the locomotive B tegral with,block"9, is slotted, as at 11, diametrically reducedand annularlyshouldered, as at l2, and having I movably g seatedwat its upper end in a suitable recess 14 providedtherefor inu'pperlug2 and'its coiled springs15 p p I I ingly 'maintainflthe rod'*17 and -,its ,lattached f block 9 andfcarried ro11en'20 in low- RA E i 9 mam-ted "in" Figure 1: Gasting' A includes a back pla te or 1 wall "1, projecting from one face of which invertically spaced relation, as best seen in Figure l, are'lugs 2,3, -andi 4, and bolted or otherwise :fiXe d to said lugs,

respectively,*are beari'ngcompleting fmem- Center lugBf and'its block 6 aretvertically cut-away to provide a nongcircular opening, as at 8, for slidably accommodating an approximately' rectangular block "95" Projecting upwardly fr01n,,i"and 3' preferablyinr an upwardly extendingstem '13 a boss 10 vertically gterposed "on -theboss-stemI 13] intermediate lug its block' 5 and shoulder 12,

. is" afcoiled spring :15, for purposes shortly appearm 1 Disposedat a up er end andi -i idly fl y. w or the li block 51 likewise best seen F gure 4,

mg a preferably 1 non-circular eziterisio'n v 118 that fits for slidable movement "through" {a kc 11 he; t e

i e end ng o ua g-rdd{17ihava corresponding opening, j at 19, provided in rotation at "its lower downwardly presented enda suitable roller 20 adapted,j'i nthe travel of th'e locomotive B, for engagement with v eb ments C; fixed i a l spare e 'lation at the sidef of the tra'ckway D, lfas illustrated in Fi'glire 1,[and" each comprising a wall 21 having anjupwardly presented face including a central horizontally] disposed di pql e fbb portion 22 and'oppositely lower lug 4: and its block 7 landgcarries for portions 23, 23. 'Blockf9 iscounterb'oredf as at 24, to provide a shoulder," as at 25 and x d l 'f d 7, u a d y pflWQfr l gg il a collar 26, a coiled spring 27 Qbeing inter- }posed' onlrod 17 intermediate"-'the collarj26 and shoulder '25. As I willlbef eyi'dent, ithe and 27+fun ti6n yield? a i 11 ered for actuatingfposition. MPivoted intermediate its ends,

at its onearm30within tliefslotjllof boss and having apOintfOi "contact 31' nor- "mally resting upon thelowerwall of 'slot11.,

p I I asat2 8, fer oscillation upon plate 1, is a lever 29fitti'ng Also "suitably mounted upon the plate 1, i

is an electric switch 32 connected in-circuit,

as illustrated in Figure 2, with a suitable source of current 33 and a siren or other suitable audible signal 34 carried upon the member 36 of switch 32, andjpiv'ot'ally con nected, as at 37, with the .other arm 38 of lever 29, is a'link 39. I mayherestate that and or approved pull-snap type adaptedvto remain open or closed. alternately during the pulling actuations of its members 36, that is to say, on one actuation of member.36,switch 32, will close the circuit and the circuitwill remaiuclosed until member36 is again actuated, when switch 32 will open the circuit andthe circuit will remain open until memher ifseagainfpulled or actuated.

,QAssume then, in use and operation, that i the variousparts of the apparatus are mounted upon the locomotive .B asdescribed i {and that the abutments C are disposedion Ithe trackway in spaced relation, one I on 7 each ."side' of a road or other cnossing; In the travel of the locomotive B andin arriving Tat-the crossing, the roller 20 willfirs't ride up the :fnear oblique wall-surface 23of the one orfirst abutment G and then upon the horizontallportion '22 thereof, vwhen rod 17 itsjat'tached block 9 W111 'esmaedtu 'wardl against the tension of springs 15 and 27,- Lever 29 willthereupon' be rockedor oslcilated to pull 'member" 36 and the circuit I2Ofnow ridesdown the opposite oblique portrack-Way D,:.m8y be equipped with any reaches the distant] abutmentG, when, in

a like manner, the lever 29-will-be rocked to pull the member to .open the circuit. I 1'' be 'understood of course, that the .1 numberor pairs of spaced abutments G, at roadcros'sing's or the like,and thus it will be i seen thaufby means of my new. apparatus,

jits si'gnal member properl 34 will at each cros'sing audibly give anf-alar'm or'f warning i n ntil i'the locomotive is enti'rely, 'past the rosjsing. To'protect the operating parts of suitably fixed to; the casting 1A.

the apparatus, the same. areforfthe' mo st My new signaling apparatusis relatively 4 :siinple and' inexpensive inform, compact durable construction may be readily i upon the locomotive {and in conned I ent is:

circuit to energize and ydeenergize the 2. A movablegsigna v y ==actuation said abutmentsj, part enclosed wlthln a housing Or casi-ng40 tion with its trackway, is-positiveandautomatic in its actuations, and exceedingly elficient in the performance ofits functions.

I am aware that changesin the form, construction,- arrangement, and combination of the'several parts of the apparatus may be made and substituted for those herein shown 1and described without departing from the nature and principle of my invention. electric-switch 32 is, preferably of any stand 7 Having thus described my: invei 1tion, what I claim and desire tosecnre by Letters P at- 7 LA movable signalingapparatus com,-

prisinganelectric circuit including a signal and aswitch, in combination'with meansfor actuating the switch to close and open; the

0'- al, ai ea s' udi g a y d ng y \s able member adapted for actuation by fixied abutments, and a lever 'having pulling eng gement Withthe switch p ed fo o cillation by saidmember.

ling, aprar u prising an electric circuit including a. Signal and a swi h, in qmbination wi mea 7 for actuating the switch, to close and open h r itf o energ z la d -energizea h s gna i a me ns in lud g a ott m mbe y di gly s d b ionact at qn y fixed v.

a u m u a d an cs au yv l er ha in P l ng ric nu n at one m :Wi said wit h, v aid lever a ngvi s o r. arm fit- .e ting in the slot of 'saidlcmember for lever c a uat nby sa damembe t thereby closed lthrough'fthe switch 32 to l sou'nd" the siren or other signal 34;, As the locomotiveBcontinues itstravel, the roller 3-Am vab1e signa n rmware is mprising an electric circuit including a signal and aiswitch,incombination with means for ac a ng the tch to cl sea p n th circuit to energize and de-energizethe sig-c nal, sa1d means includlng a-yieldingly slidable block, a vslidable rod fixed togandidepending from the 'block and adapted for actuation fixed abutments, a'slotted' boss 7 l, up he bl c a d a sci la o y 1 lever having onearm fitting in the sl'otof trackway, fixed jabutments disposed in spaced relation upon the trackway, an {electric circuit ncluding a slgnal and a switch carried by the locomotive, and means also carried by the. locomotive for actuating ,the switch to close the circuit to energize the signal during the interval the locomotive is I traversing the space between said abutments,

said means including a, member. adapted ,for

. 5111a combi ation', a locom otive its trackway, flfixed abutments disposed in spaced relation upon the trackway,-an.electrlc c1rcu1t including 7 a, signal and a pull switch carried by the locomotive, and means). 30

also carried by the locomotive adapted, for

switch-pulling actuation said abutments to close the circuit to energize the signal 1 during the interval'the locomotive is trav trackway,

spaced relation uponthe trackway, an elecersing the space between said abntments.

6. In combination, a locomotive and its fixed abutments disposed in tric circuit including a signal and a pull switch carried" by the locomotive, and means i also carried by thefllocomotive and including an oscillatory lever and a yieldinglyr sliclable member adaptedfor switch-pulling actuation 'bysaid abutments to close the circuitto energize the signal during the interval the locomotive 'is traversing the f' JAMESB. REYNOLDS. 

